Hair curler



March 25, 1952 l A, ZACHARY A 2,530,669

HAIR CURL-ER r Filed Aug. l0, 1948 INVENTOR v A Zexz'p Zaczazg/t ATTORNEY 72%@ SJM'M i Patented Mar. 25, 1952 UNITED STATES "PATENT oEFlcE 2,590,669 HAIR. CURLER Alexis zaehamnew York, N, Y. Application August 1o, 194s, serial No. 43,491

5 Claims. (Cl. 132-33) This invention is an improvement in hair curler's of the type used in permanent waving, and more particularly a hair curler adapted to set the hair in ringiets.

An important object of this invention is to provide a hair curler comprising a detachable member which gives the hair the desired form. but which can be taken off in the iinal stages of the treatment; the process being completed without said member. The operator is thus enabled to work more ,effectively and to better advantage, and the comfort and convenience of the patron are increased.

Another object of this invention is to provide a curler adapted to facilitate the winding up of the hair, and the formation and dryingr of the curls quickly, with a great saving of time and labor.

The nature of the invention is made clear in the following description, taken with the draw-f ings, which 'illustrate a preferred form which the invention may assume. i

lIn general, the device of this invention includes'a forked base member, a post rotatable on the base member, and clamping means on the post to, secure a lock of hair in position. The post with the clamping element is detachable, so thai'I the hair can be more easily washed and dried at the finish.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing the base member with post attached.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Figure 3 shows the base in perspective.

Figure 4 is a. plan view of the base member partly in section.

Figure 5 is a side elevation, showing the device with a lock f hair wound on the post.

Figure 6 f'shows an accessory member, in perspective.

Figure 'I shows the device with the post re.

moved andthe accessory member clamping th hair .on the base; and

Figure' a view oi' a detail.

The implement comprises a U-shaped base having a body I vwith parallel foot projections 2 extending from one end. Adjacent the opposite end the base has a large round aperture 3 in its upper face, said aperture being closed at the bottoni.

Rotatably' attached to the base I is a hollow post 4 with` one end in the aperture or bearing.r recess 3. Pivot-ally united to the other end of `this post isa yoke-shaped arm 5 mounted on pivot pins 6 near the outer end of the post 4.-

Th-is arm clamps the end of the hair, which is wound on the post 4, as shown in Figure 5. The arm is lifted and the end of the hair 1 is laid on the post. The arm Slis then turned down to grip the hair, and the post is `rotated to wrap the hair on the post and arm together. At other ltimes the clamping armg' lies closely against thepost and has a curvedfform to fit the exterior surface thereof. When in use, the base I rests against the patron's headvand the hair 'I encircles the post 4 in a spiral 8.?Vv

The post 4 is united tothe base by means of leaf spring catches 9. aiiix'ed at one end to the inside of the post. The ifreeextremities I0 of the catches are bent outward, and engage the base to hold the post thereon. The post is closed and rounded at the outerfend Il, near to which the catches 9 are fastened-Q,A and closed also at the bottom I2 but has openings I3 adjacent the bottom through which the parts IU of the catches may project into an endless groove I4 in the side ofl the socket 3. Thecatches are set so that the ends Il) are withdrawn and normally do not proiect out through the slots I3.

Within the post 4 and projecting through the closed. too II thereof is alslidable and rotatable stem I5 having a head IBbn its inner end. This head'is wedgeshaped and it tapers toward the bottom I2 of the post. When the head is actuated, it spreads the catches 9, and the extremities I0 protrude from the slots I3. The opposite extremity of the rod:Y I5 on the outside of the post 4 carries a rounded knob I1 yhaving a projection or lug I8 which fits into a notch or recess I9 in the end of the post 4 when the knob is rotated to move the lug I8 into alinement. rThe catches 9 are held place within the post 4 by means of a block 2i) in the post and the pivot pins or screws 6 enfgaging the block 20 so as to keep the block between the-'ends of the catches 9. The catches each have oneend between the block and the inner surface of the post, and the screws 6 pass through openings in the arm 5 and are turned up tight in threaded bores 4at the sides of the bock ,21). Between the inner surface of the post and the catches 9 adjacent the parts I0 are compression springs 2| holding the ends I 0 in retracted positions.

The head IB has tapering wide faces 22 and tapering narrow faces 23.rik The head is disposed between vthe catches, and when the head I6 is withdrawn, with the 'knob I1 pulled away from the end II of the post 4, and the lug I8 separated from this end, the catches 9 will be in contact with the `faces 23, but the breadth of the faces 22 between the .points of contact will not be .enough to make the ends III protrude from the slots I3. When the knob I1 is pressed without turning far enough to make the lug I8 rest on the end II of the post beside the notch I9, the head I6 presses the catches outward and the ends I8 project from the sides of the post 4 to a slight extent. If the knob is then turned through a small arc and pressed down to force the lug I8 into the notch I9.*the head I5 goes down further. The result is to cause the parts I to project fully through the slots I3.

The device includes a clip 24 (Figure 6) having a yoke-shaped member 25 and a straight member 26. These members are pivotally connected by lugs 21 and 28 and a pin 29. The members 25 and 26 have handle loops v30. The member 25 has a shoulder 3I betweenthe yoke and the pin 29, and the clip carries a retaining sleeve 32 which slides on the clip, between the pin 29 and shoulder 3|, and has one end large enough to receive the shoulder; and when slipped forward to engage it, lock the clip onthe base and post with the members 25 and' 25 held against spreading.

To employ the device, the base is laid against .the head, and, with .post 4 joined to the base I.

This is effected by inserting the closed bottom I2 of the post into the aperture 3, and pressing the knob I1 down till the projection I8 rests on the round outer end I I of the post`4, beside the notch I9. The head I6 now moves downward, acting upon the catches I0 above the corner junctions of the outward bent ends I I). These ends are thus forced into the slot I4, and the base I and post 4 are rotatably connected, so that the post can still turn in the aperture 3. The device can thus be readily handled as a unit and put upon the patrons head at the selected point. Of course the required number of these devices will be utilized to engage the hair wherever the treatment is to be given.

The arm 5 is then lifted, and the operator lays the skein of hair 1 against the post 4 and clamps it under the arm. 'I he post 4 is now turned to wind the hair on the post. The knob I1 is then turned and the lug I8 is pressed into the notch I 9. This action moves the head I6 down further and forces the ends I8 of the catches 9 farther out into the groove I4, which has stops 33 in the bottom, like the teeth of an internal gear, and the extremities of the parts II) are shaped to t between the stops. (See Figure 4.) The knob and post are now locked and cannot be turned or detached. The post 4 is first given a coating of the setting solution, and the coil 8 is held till the latter assumes its permanent form.

The coil 8 when set is pressed down on the post towards the base I and engaged by the clip 24. The fork 25 receives the post between its arms and the member 26 is slipped into a groove 34 in the base I. The clip is'secured by pushing the retaining sleeve 32 towards the yoke 25 and post 4 over the shoulder 3| to lock the yoke 25 and member I in position. The post 4 can now be detached by turning the knob I1 and pulling it till the catches 9 are liberated. The treatment is finished by washing the hair and drying with only the base I and clip 24 in place. After drying, the base I and clip 24 are removed, and the hairs in the coil 8 separate and spread out, but the curves remain.

The head I6 usually lies directly across the space between the catches 9; and when the knob I1 is pulled out farther than shown in Figures 1, 2 and 5. the springs 2| push the catches 3 back and keep the ends I0 from sticking out of the slots I3, because the width of the faces 22 where the faces '23 engage the catches 9 is 5 not enough to make the ends IIJ protrude. When the knob I1 is pressed down enough to make the lug I8 rest on the end II of the post, the cam action of the sides 23 forces the ends II) further out of the slots I3. On the knob I1 being turned and pressed to insert the lug I8 into the notch I9, the further downward motion of the head spreads the catches 9 still more and forces the ends I0 out so far that they enter the spaces between the stops 33. The post and base are thus tightly locked together.

' The knob I1 can rotate slightly on the rod I5. but the rod I5 and head I6 do not rotate. A small resilient exible pin 31 is secured crosswise in the outer end of the rod I5, and engages the knob I1 in a recess 38. This pin normally holds the knob I1 with the lug I8 out of line with the notch I9, but permits Y.the knob I1 to be turned to bend the pin 31 a little without rotating the rod I5 and head I6, when the knob is pressed down to insert the lug I8 into the notch I9. The block 20, perforated for the passage of the rod I5, acts as a stop when the rod is pulled out; because the rod can move outward only till the head I6 strikes the head 20.

The nature and utility of the improvement will now be perceived and fully understood. The device is simple but strongly made and well calculated to serve its intended purpose.

c The head lies snugly between the catches 9. which converge below the block 28, and make contact with the narrow faces 23 of the block. These faces converge, as above stated. Hence the cam action of the head I6 when forced down by the knob I1 and rod I5. The aperture 3 is closed at the bottom of the base as at 35 and the ends of the projections 2 on top can be tapered and rounded as indicated at 36, the' under sides being perfectly flat to make full contact with the head when the hair is wrapped on the post 4. Also the outer extremities of the l,extremities of the parts I0 are pointed to t into the spaces between the stops 33 as indicated in Figure 4.

While the invention is described above at length, it is not limited tothe details set forth, .and many changes can be made without departing from the characteristic design containing the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim -fas new is:

l. A hair curler comprising a flat base, a hollow post projecting perpendicularly beyond one face of said base, a clamping arm pivotally .united to said post and means carried within said post and base for securing the post rigidly to `the base, or rotatably coupling said parts tcrgether, said means comprising a resilient mov- "able catch and parts for projecting the catch from the post at its junction with said base.

. 2. A hair curler comprising a flat base, a hollow post projecting perpendicularly beyond one face of said base, a clamping arm pivotally united to said post, means carried within the post and bearing socket therein, said socket having an endless groove in the side thereof, said groove having stops therein terminating short of its edges, a post inserted into the socket, catches mounted on the post, and means carried by the post for actuating the catches into the grooves short of said stops to couple the post rotatably to the base or into engagement with said stops to connect the post rigidly with said base.

4. A hair curler comprising a base having a bearing socket therein, said socket having an endless groove in the side thereof, said groove having stops therein terminating short of its edges, a post inserted into the socket, catches mounted on the post, and means carried by the post for actuating the catches into the groove short of said stops to couple the post rotatably to the base or into engagement with said stops to connect the post rigidly with said base, said post being hollow with openings at the sides in line with said groove, the catches being supported in the post and having parts to project through said openings, said means comprising a tapered head in the post between the catches, a rod bearing the head and extending to the outside of the post and a knob on the outer end of said rod.

5. A hair curler comprising a base having a bearing socket therein, said socket having an endless groove in the side thereof, said groove having stops therein terminating short of its edges, a post inserted into the socket, catches mounted on the post, and means carried by the post for actuating the catches into the groove short of said stops to couple the post rotatably Y post being hollow with openings at the sides in line with said groove, the catches being supported in the post and having parts to project through said openings, said means comprisingl a tapered head in the post between the catches, a rod bearing the head and extending to the outside of the post and a knob on the outer end of said rod, said knob having a projection facing said post, and the post having a notch to receive said projection when the knob is fully depressed, said knob being yieldably secured on said rod.

ALEXIS ZACHARY.

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